As the saying goes, there are three hundred and sixty industries in this world, and there are craftsmen in any industry.
Those who teach are called teachers, those who paint are called painters, those who build houses are called masons, and those who work with wood are called carpenters.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, craftsmen are just people who work for others.
But that's only in the eyes of ordinary people.
As a later generation, Li Chengqian knows well what craftsmen mean to a country.
For a country, the number of craftsmen and the skill level of the craftsmen can completely influence the development of a country.
For example, why was Qin able to unify the six countries?
Why was the Qin army able to defeat the Chu army, which had more men than itself and was stronger than itself, time and time again on the battlefield?
The reason for this may be that the Qin people are brave and the Qin people are brave and good at fighting.
But the fundamental reason is that the Qin people were able to forge bronze swords harder than iron swords.
Perhaps in hand-to-hand combat, the strength of the weapon cannot be seen.
But once the war falls into a stalemate and a tug-of-war, the strength of the weapons will be immediately apparent.
Qin people hold bronze swords, which can chop several people in a row without chipping or curling, and they can fight again without polishing.
But after the Chu people fought every day, they had to sharpen their weapons quickly, otherwise the swords in their hands would not be able to cut through the enemy's armor the next day.
In addition to these sword-like weapons, there are also siege equipment, not to mention.
The strength of the Qin army is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface. There are many invisible connotations in it.
Not talking about the Qin army, just the Tang Dynasty.
The most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty was after Taizong and ten years before Gaozong came to power.
During this period, the Tang army had already undergone reforms by Li Shimin.
From the equipment of the soldiers themselves to the logistical supplies, everything is very complete.
Even when recruiting soldiers, they began to have requirements for the structure of soldiers.
Therefore, in this era, the Southern countries that the Tang Dynasty could conquer cried for their fathers and mothers, the Western Turks who could conquer them knelt down and begged for surrender, the Goguryeo who could conquer them moved overnight, and the nations of the world who could conquer them came to court.
And in the final analysis, it’s all because of the craftsmen.
Therefore, Li Chengqian was extremely meticulous in training and selecting craftsmen.
And he had known beforehand that Li Shimin would play this trick with him, so this place was specially built for Li Shimin.
His purpose was the same, which was to let Li Shimin see these new weapons and the importance of reforming the military.
Only in this way would Li Shimin not have to waste his twenty or thirty years and see all this clearly in his later years.
And even Li Chengqian's move did achieve the effect he wanted.
Ever since I saw Qianzi Camp and entered the Ordnance Camp.
Li Shimin began to carry out military reforms and weapon innovation.
The first person to implement the reform was the Liangzhou soldiers under Li Chengqian's command.
According to Li Chengqian's original plan, the most basic soldiers were equipped with three pieces of equipment, namely a Zhenguan knife, a repeating crossbow, and a suit of armor.
On average, the equipment worn by each soldier costs eight thousand copper coins.
There are a total of 100,000 soldiers in Liangzhou. If you want to repay them all at once, it will cost at least nearly 800 million copper coins.
Let alone Li Chengqian, even if he brings in Changsun Wuji, he cannot afford to replace him.
So it is definitely impossible to update the equipment all at once.
They can only be replaced batch by batch, starting with the weapons in the soldiers' hands, then the armor on their bodies, and finally equipped with repeating crossbows and other items.
Although the matter was delayed due to money issues, at least the move was successful.
According to rough estimates, Li Chengqian's operations accelerated the development of Datang's military by at least twenty years.
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During this period of time, Li Chengqian was either supervising the country or busy at the ordnance camp.
He completely ignored the fact that he was about to get married.
And after handing over the weapons battalion to Li Shimin.
Li Chengqian finally had his own kung fu.
He immediately ran to the palace and asked Lu Wanjie out.
Later, someone went to Su's house to make an appointment with Su Qingling.
To be honest, this guy's IQ is indeed not low, but his emotional intelligence is indeed pitifully low.
The one named Su and the other named Lu. When the two girls met, their eyes almost burst into flames.
But Li Chengqian was stunned and didn't notice it. Instead, he kept saying, "Do you two have any good places to go? Let's go shopping together."
Lu Wanjie still looked reserved and said softly: "I listen to you. I will go wherever you take me."
The implication is that you can take me wherever you go, as long as I'm with you, I don't care.
Li Chengqian didn't think anything happened after hearing this.
But Su Qingling was not happy anymore.
She curled her lips, feeling unhappy.
Apart from anything else, before I, the quasi-princess, have spoken, you, a side concubine, have spoken?
She rolled her eyes, then glanced around the corner.
There is a weapons shop there.
After all, the people of the Tang Dynasty were transformed from ethnic minorities, so their folk customs were open and relatively martial.
Therefore, it is not uncommon for shops to buy and sell swords and weapons in various places.
And because the imperial court has been very strict in controlling iron tools in recent years, weapons shops dare not put large items outside.
Generally speaking, these weapons shops place small items such as bows, arrows and daggers on the stalls at the entrance to attract customers.
If anyone sincerely wants to buy it, they will take it to the backyard for private trading.
Su Qingling casually grabbed a handful of Qing Gong and tried to pull it.
She turned to look at Li Chengqian and said, "I heard that your archery skills are very good. Why don't you teach me archery."
"sure."
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "If you are interested, we can go to the shooting range now."
"Is there a shooting range?"
Su Qingling looked at Li Chengqian with a confused look on her face: "Isn't it for the military? Can we enter?"
"Don't worry, it's not a military shooting range, it's private."
Li Chengqian looked back at Lu Wanjie and said, "Wanjie, do you want to come with us?"
"I?"
Lu Wanjie said with a look of embarrassment: "I'd better not go, I'm not very interested in these things."
She has a typical ladylike temperament. She has been instilled with women's ideas such as the three obediences and four virtues, being reserved and observing etiquette since she was a child.
Su Qingling was the only daughter in the family, and Su Dan was spoiled by her. In addition, she came from a place where martial arts had always been a strong custom.
So the personalities of these two people are completely opposite in some aspects.
And why do you say it is certain aspects?
That said, there are still some similarities between the two.
For example, both of them like to dance, write and read poetry, and both are well-known among the socialites of Chang'an City.
The differences between the two are also very obvious.
That is, one of them likes silence and the other likes movement.
One likes to embroider and practice calligraphy, and the other likes to secretly dance with guns and sticks.
After hearing that Lu Wanjie was unwilling to go, Li Chengqian also showed hesitation.
Seeing him like this, although Su Qingling was dissatisfied, she didn't show it on her face.
She walked straight up to Lu Wanjie and said coquettishly: "Sister Lu, just accompany us to the shooting range..."
"It doesn't matter if you don't know archery. Just think of it as walking with us to relax. Please."
She had said so, what else could Lu Wanjie say?
I can only go with them...
